December 10, 2012

jingle jangle...

Happy Monday! How are your Christmas preparations coming along? I have a couple of holiday treats to share with you today created for the Maya Road/Tombow product swap. I and began with the Maya Road Chipboard Snowflake Coasters. I love their size and knew they'd provide a great base to pile on some fun, bulky embellishments. This first ornament was coated in Bubblegum Metallic Mist and then covered in mica flakes.

I painted the second layer of the ornament with off-white acrylic paint, ruffed up the edges a bit to add distressing and then ran it through my sewing machine. I then finished it off with Iridescent Maya Glitter and adhered it to the base using Tombow Power Adhesive Tabs. A Mega Bottle Cap came next and I filled it with Mini White Organza Roses Trim and attached two Vintage Wood Snowflakes that I had painted and distressed with ink.

My second ornament began with another Chipboard Snowflake Coaster painted with off-white acrylic paint. I then used my Tombow Jelly Bean Dual Brush Pen to draw pink polka-dots randomly on the coaster. I then ran it through my sewing machine, sanded the edges and coated it with mica flakes.

I used another Tombow pen from the Jelly Bean collection and tried a new to me technique, that of drawing directly onto the a bare Mini Scallop Chipboard frame and covering it in this color. I then coated it with a layer of Iridescent Maya Glitter and just love how it turned out. I'll be trying this again for sure.

I have not always commented. I found your blog this year. I must tell you that I absolutely love your style...you are super talented. I look foward to each email from you. I want to thank you for sharing your talent and time with all of us.